Line Worker Scholarships

Morgan County Rural Electric is proud to offer Line Worker Scholarships to assist individuals in establishing a career in the power industry. In 2011, MCREA awarded two individuals $7,500 scholarships to attend lineworker school.

Qualified applicants must reside in our service territory, which includes Morgan County and portions of Logan, Weld, Adams, and Washington counties. Scholarship winners may use any remaining funds from the scholarships for living and/or working expenses after paying tuition, fees, books and equipment.

An electrical line worker performs many different tasks, including climbing poles or operating aerial lift devices to work on overhead lines 25 to 200 feet above the ground, erecting substations, or digging trenches to string underground electric cable.

MCREA estimates that an Apprentice Line Worker can typically expect a starting wage upwards of $20 per hour, with Journeyman Lineman earning potential of around $32 per hour. Typically, line workers also receive medical insurance, a pension plan, life insurance, and a retirement savings plan. The 2012 Lineworker Scholarship application can be found below.

Tyler Boppre

$7,500 MCREA Line Worker Scholarship - Tyler Boppre, Fort Morgan

Tyler graduated from Fort Morgan High School in May, 2011 and is attending Rocky Mountain Line School in El Paso County. He says his goal is to achieve Journeyman Lineman status, and has aspirations of becoming an operations or construction manager in the future. Tyler's parents are Brad and Cindy Boppre from Fort Morgan.

Bryan Woods

$7,500 MCREA Line Worker Scholarship - Bryan Woods, Fort Morgan

Bryan also graduated from Fort Morgan High School in May, 2011. He is attending lineworker school at Western Nebraska Community College in Alliance, and plans to pursue an Associate of Occupational Studies degree. Bryan says that his ultimate career goal is to be a Powerline Journeyman, hopefully working for Morgan County REA. His parents are Robert and Shelley Woods from Fort Morgan.

*2012Lineworker Scholarship application (PDF)*

Deadline for applications is March 1, 2012